Torch Coral a bit unhappy

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I have a torch that has been mostly fine up until recently - here is a quick video. My parameters are in check (8.3 ph, 9.4 alk, 10-20ppm nitrates, 1.025 salinity, 78 degrees) and all the other coral seem nice and happy.

What I suspect at this point is either lights too high or too much flow, but not positive. I have the ReefLED 50 at about 52% peak intensity and there’s a Tunze Wavemaker in the back right of the tank blowing across the back.

Any ideas?

 

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i dont think its light or flow since i see you have some blastomussa. If te lighting and flow is too intense for the torch then they would also be unhappy. Also the torch kinda looks like hammer but idk.
 
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i dont think its light or flow since i see you have some blastomussa. If te lighting and flow is too intense for the torch then they would also be unhappy. Also the torch kinda looks like hammer but idk.
Here’s a shot of him from October 15 when he was fully extending

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i dont think its light or flow since i see you have some blastomussa. If te lighting and flow is too intense for the torch then they would also be unhappy. Also the torch kinda looks like hammer but idk.
Oddly enough it did turn out to be flow - I had 1 wavemaker so I had to crank the thing, ended up getting a 2nd and the minute I did that he came back out. 8 months in and Im finding flow to be a huge factor in placement of certain species.
 
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